September 7, 2026 · AL Cent
Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Ryan Jeffers | Ryan Jeffers reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop John Peck. Luke Keaschall scores. Brooks Lee to 3rd. | MIN 1, DET 0 |
| B1 | Kevin McGonigle | Kevin McGonigle homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. | MIN 1, DET 1 |
| B2 | Colt Keith | Colt Keith hit by pitch. Zach McKinstry scores. Max Clark to 3rd. John Peck to 2nd. | MIN 1, DET 2 |
| B2 | Kevin McGonigle | Kevin McGonigle reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Royce Lewis. Max Clark scores. John Peck to 3rd. Colt Keith to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Royce Lewis. | MIN 1, DET 3 |
| T4 | Trevor Larnach | Trevor Larnach homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. | MIN 2, DET 3 |
| B5 | Riley Greene | Riley Greene homers (19) on a fly ball to right field. Gleyber Torres scores. | MIN 2, DET 5 |
| T6 | Walker Jenkins | Walker Jenkins doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Trevor Larnach scores. Kaelen Culpepper scores. | MIN 4, DET 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Twins
AWAY
4
Joe Ryan started for Twins, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Connor Prielipp took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Joe Ryan
Starter
4.0
66
3
7
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Joe Ryan threw
CSW 41% 1st-pitch strike 74% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 24 36% 0 7 7 7 3 Sweeper 14 21% 4 5 0 3 2 Knuckle Curve 9 14% 3 1 0 4 1 Slider 9 14% 3 1 0 4 1 Splitter 6 9% 1 1 1 1 2 Sinker 4 6% 1 0 2 1 0 - Connor Prielipp Reliever 4.0 68 2 5
Tigers
HOME
5
Troy Melton started for Tigers, leaving with a 5–4 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Troy Melton
Starter
5.2
91
4
3
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Troy Melton threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 20 22% 0 2 5 10 3 Cutter 20 22% 1 6 3 4 6 Changeup 16 18% 2 0 4 7 3 Sinker 14 15% 2 0 3 4 5 Curveball 11 12% 3 2 1 4 1 Slider 10 11% 0 2 3 2 3 - Tyler Kinley Setup 0.1 17 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Jacob Waguespack Middle 1.0 12 0 1 HLD
- Drew Sommers Setup 1.0 17 0 0 HLD
- Kenley Jansen Closer 1.0 11 0 0 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Keith HBP (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · MIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Keaschall RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .368 | .389 | .757 | SB |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .299 | .438 | .737 | SB |
| Kody Clemens LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .299 | .463 | .762 | |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .368 | .495 | .863 | |
| Josh Bell DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .320 | .421 | .741 | |
| Royce Lewis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .301 | .399 | .700 | |
| Ryan Kreidler 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .281 | .366 | .647 | |
| Kaelen Culpepper SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .356 | .453 | .809 | |
| Walker Jenkins CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .286 | .310 | .596 | 2B |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .348 | .426 | .774 | HR (12) |
HOME · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Valencia DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .319 | .596 | .915 | |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .372 | .413 | .785 | HR (15) |
| Riley Greene LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .368 | .475 | .843 | HR (19) |
| Dillon Dingler C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .245 | .307 | .457 | .764 | |
| Ben Malgeri RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .349 | .376 | .725 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .311 | .408 | .719 | |
| Max Clark CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .258 | .326 | .417 | .743 | |
| John Peck SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .320 | .273 | .593 | SB |
| Colt Keith DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .320 | .398 | .718 | |
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .370 | .382 | .752 | |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .290 | .311 | .601 | 3B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · MIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ryan | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 3.68 | L |
| Connor Prielipp | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 5.25 |
HOME · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Melton | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 2.42 | W |
| Tyler Kinley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3.49 | HLD |
| Jacob Waguespack | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.95 | HLD |
| Drew Sommers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.86 | HLD |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.63 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · MIN
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 1.2 R
IBBs 3.8 R
HOME · DET
Lineup 4.9 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 1.4 R
Recent form
AWAY · MIN
4-6
W1
-11 run diff
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HOME · DET
6-4
L2
+13 run diff
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Season series: 3-3 with MIN listed first across 6 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.